Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-03-11
MOMAN's REALM.
BY MHs. l. II. BLAsk. Assoc1Arr Kp1rr,,,.
Senator Blair's Speech,

Senator Blair's Speech,
we feel like msking another extract
from the speech made by Senator
iilalr III favor OF TN suffrage. It
brings out some very pertinent polnts
which will bear careful reading.
"Bnt 1t is urged that woman does not
desire the privilege. IL the right exist
III all 1t is an individual right. and not
n which belongs to aclass or to the
sex as such. Yet men tell lis that thew
VIII Vote the suffrage to women when
ever the majority Of women desire it.
ARE. Then, our rights the property of
the majority Of Il DISTINGUISHED class to /,
which we may chanceto helongy What
would we say III 1t We're seriously pro-
posed to recall the suffrage from all
colored OF from all white me because !
Il maJortt.., # eitherclasS should decline
or Tor any cause fail to vote2 know
1T is said that the suffrage is a privilege
I" be extended 10y those who have it to
those who have it not. But the matter
olsrlght, OF moral right, to the franchise
does not depend upon the indifference
OF those who possess it or OF those who
ITO not possess it to the desire Of those
WOMEN who desire to enjoy their right
and to discharge their duty. Ii one or
many choose not to claim their right il:
Is no argument for depriving me of
4 lnlnA or ono woman rf harc 'rharn 400
MANY reasons why some women de-
clare themselves opposed to the extern
sion Of suffrage to their Sex. Some
weli-ied and pampered, without serious
experiences in life, are incapable OF
comprehending the subject at all.
asst numbers. who secretly ard earn
estly desire it, from their long habit Of
Difference to the wishes OF the other
sex, upon whom they are so entirely
dependent while d~isfranchised, and
knowing that the hostility of their
protectors" to the agitation of the
subject. conceal their real sentiments.
and the lord" OF. the family referring
this question to his wife who has heard
him sneer or worse than sheer at suf-
fragists for half 4 lifetime, ought not
TO expect an answer which she knows
will subject her to his censufre and ridi-
Guile, or even his unexpressed disappro-
baton.
1t is like The old appeal Of the master
to bis slave to know if he would be
free. Full we'll did the wise and wary
slave know that happiness depended
upon declared 'contentment with his
lot. But all the same the world does
move. Colored men are free. Coloret
men vote. Women viii vote. a little
further on | shall revert to the evidence
of a general and q growing desire oh
her part and on the part Of Just and in
telligent men that the suffrage be ex-
tended to women i 4 4 =
We are told that husband and wife wifi
disagree and thus the suffrage will de-
stroy the family and ruin society. If
married couple will quarrel at all, they
will find the occasion. and 1t were for
tunate indeed if their contention might
concern important affairs. There is no
peace IN the family save where love is,
and the same spirit which enables the
husband and wife to enforce the toler-
alton act between themselves in re!igi-
Gus matters Will keep the peace be-
tween them in political discussions.
At all events, this argument is hnwor-
thy Of notice at all unless we are apt ia
push it to its logical Conclusion, and,
FOR the sake>of peace liz the family, tc
prohibit women absolutely the exer-
else of freedom Of Thought ahd speech.
Men live with their couhtrymek and
disagree. with them in politics, religion.
and ter thousand OF the affairs Of fife.
rs often the tritlins as the important
What harm, then, if women. he allowed
her thought and vote upon the tariff,
Neaucsticn, temperance. peace and wnt.
and whatsoever else the suffrage de-
cites?
But we are told that. no government,
Of which we have Authentic history,
: ever gave to woman = share OF the'scv-
erelgnty. ....
ms IS N0C IEut, Q LEc Annals al
monarchies and %despotis,lis have been
rendered {hl l;s7 by by queens Of s ST.
even if it be true that no republic ever
enfranchised women with the ballot
even so until within ~one;hundred years
universal or even general suffrage was
unknown among men,,
HISS the m%eliennilm yet dawned:
is Ill progress at an end? II that
which is should therefore remain, why
abolish the slavery Of mer
Sunday binners.
'lousekeeper;-~I have. read with in
terest. the articles in the late House
keepers regarding Sunday dinners. 1T
was a p%erplexing study for me for a
long time. how TO manage to. have a
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